Silicone lubricant



United States Patent Office 3,445,389 Patented May 20, 1969 ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE alkanes are also disclosed. The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymers and the mixtures are useful as lubricants.

The present invention relates to a silicone lubricant which is a diorganopolysiloxane wherein some of the organic radicals have at least 18 carbon atoms.

An object of this invention is to provide a silicone lubricant which is compatible with organic lubricants. Another object is to provide an organic lubricant which is compatible with dimethylpolysiloxane fluids. Another object is to provide a silicone lubricant which is a wax. Still another object is to provide a silicone lubricant which reduces friction between fibers and spindles. Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer consisting essentially of a copolymer selected from the group consisting of (A) a copolymer of the average formula (CE-'92 (CH3):

( .Hn+1) 3)2 lb nH2a+1) in which a has an average value from 18 to 75 inclusive and b has an average value from 0 to 73 inclusive, (B) a copolymer of the average formula consisting essentially of dimethylsiloxane units, trimethylsiloxane units and units of the formula E (0 a 2n+1) in which a is defined above, there being an average of two trimethylsiloxane units per molecule, from 2 to 75 dimethylsiloxane units per molecule and an average of at least2 units per molecule and no more units per 10 siloxane units based on the total number of siloxane units in (C).

The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer (A) has an average formula a): (CH3):

in which a has an average value from 18 to inclusive and b has an average value from 0 to 73 inclusive. The aliphatic radicals can be, for example, any alkyl radical having at least 18 carbon atoms and no more than 75 carbon atoms, such as octadecyl, nonadecyl, eicosyl, heneicosyl, docosyl, tricosyl, tetracosyl, pentacosyl, hexacosyl, heptacosyl, octacosyl, nonacosyl, triacontyl, hentriacontyl, dotriacontyl, tritriacontyl, tetratriacontyl, pentatriacontyl, hexatriacontyl, heptatriacontyl, octatriacontyl, nonatriacontyl, tetracontyl, hentetracontyl, dotetracontyl, tritetracontyl, tetratetracontyl, pentatetracontyl, hexatetracontyl, heptatracontyl, octatetracontyl, nonatetracontyl, pentacontyl, henpenta'contyl, dopentacontyl, tripentacontyl, tetrapentacontyl, pentapentacontyl, hexapentacontyl, heptapentacontyl, octapentacontyl, nonapentacontyl, hexacontyl, henhexacontyl, dohexacontyl, trihexacontyl, tetrahexacontyl, pentahexacontyl, hexahexacontyl, heptahexacontyl, octahexacontyl, nonahexacontyl, heptacontyl, henheptacontyl, doheptacontyl, triheptacontyl, tetraheptacontyl and pentaheptacontyl. These radicals can be either straight chained or branched. The composition can also include alkanes which are the precursor of any of the above alkyl radicals, thus providing mixtures of the hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer and alkanes. These alkanes can be present and are unattached to the silicon atoms. The alkanes have a formula C H l wherein d has an average value from 18 to 75 inclusive and thus the value of a is such to include aliphatic radicals bonded directly to a silicon atom, and d is such to include any aliphatic molecules (or alkanes) which are not attached to a silicon atom. These alkanes should not be present in such amounts so as to provide for less than 18 carbon atoms per end silicon atom (or for each C H radical in the copolymer) or more than carbon atoms per end silicon atom (or for each C H radical in the copolymer), thus providing a sum of a+d from 18 to 100. Also the alkanes should not have less than 18 carbon atoms per molecule or more than 75 carbon atoms per molecule. It is understood that there are two alkyl radicals per copolymer, one attached to each terminal silicon atom. The alkanes can be present because the starting ingredients are difficult to purify and even after reaction producing the above copolymers their removal is very ditficult therefore as their presence is not detrimental to the final properties of the lubricant, if the limits set forth are maintained, the extra cost involved in purification is an added unnecessary expense. Likewise, all the aliphatic radicals and molecules need not be completely saturated, a small amount of carbon-carbon double bonds can be present, such as not more than 5 percent of the aliphatic radicals and molecules contain double bonds.

If there are fewer carbon atoms in C H- than 18, the hydrocarbon-silicone copolymers of the first type (A) are not satisfactory lubricants. If there are more than 100 carbon atoms in C H radicals and C H molecules, the hydrocarbon-silicone copolymers of the first type (A) contain excessive amounts of alkanes and are not satisfactory for this invention.

The silicon-containing portion of the copolymers (A) can contain from 2 to 75 silicon atoms per molecule, thus, the value of b can be from to 73 inclusive. If there are more than 75 silicon atoms per molecule, the lubricants are unsatisfactory for this invention.

The preferred compositions of the hydrocarbon silicone copolymers (A) are those in which a has an average value from 22 to 50 inclusive, and b has an average value from 2 to 30 inclusive, and when alkanes are present the sum of the carbon atoms from the C l-I radicals and the C H molecules per C H radical is preferably an average value from 22 to 50 inclusive.

An excellent method for preparing copolymers of (A) is to mix (CH3): (CH9:

HSiOKCHahSiOhSiH with olefins having terminal double bonds in the presence of a platinum catalyst. The mixture of the siloxane and olefin is usually heated to 70 to 150 C. before the platinum catalyst is added. The platinum catalyst is usually in a solvent such as isopropanol, ethaanol or dimethylphthalate. The amount of platinum catalyst in any conventional form for SiH addition to carbon-carbon double bonds can be a very small amount such as 0.0001 weight percent or as much as 1 weight percent, preferably smaller amounts are used. After the platinum -catalyst is added, the mixture is stirred and heated at a temperature from 60 to 160 C. from 10 minutes to 48 hours or until no detachable SiH remains. Other temperatures are The second type of hydrocarbon-silocone copolymer is a copolymer (B) having an average formula (C.H )Si0[(GHa)zSiO]1Si-ZSiO[(CH;;)Si0]r-Si(C.H:-+1) in which a is defined above and f has an average value from 0 to 10 inclusive, preferably f has an average value from 0 to 6 inclusive. The divalent hydrocarbon radical, Z consists essentially of n-alkylenes having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms. Thus, Z can be, for example, methylene, ethylene, propylene, butylene, pentylene, hexylene, heptylene, octylene, nonylene and decylene. Although it is preferred that Z is essentially a straight chain, branched chains in small amounts can be present.

The copolymers (B) can be prepared by reacting 2 moles of with one mole of a diene such as l,.3-butadiene, 1,4- pentadiene or 1,7-octadiene in the presence of a platinum catalyst as described above. The C H olefins where a has a value from 18 to 75 are then reacted with the unreacted silicon hydrogen groups to form copolymer (B). When copolymer (B) contains a Z with less than 4 carbon atoms, conventional Grignard reactions are used.

The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer (C) is a copoly mer which consists essentially of dimethylsiloxane units, trimethylsiloxane units and siloxane units of the formula (0 sHIuH) Sio in which a has an average value from 18 to 75 and there being an average of two trimethylsiloxane units per 4. molecule, from 2 to 75 dimethylsiloxane units per molecule and there being an average of at least two a h-H) SiO units per molecule and no more than four 11: a lrH) sio units per 10 siloxane units based on the total number of siloxane units in (C). Preferably, the hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer (C) contains 2 to 50 dimethylsiloxane units per molecule, no more than three i (0 111 Si 0 units per 10 siloxane units and a has an average value from 22 to 50 inclusive. Alkanes can be present with the (B) and (C) copolymers as defined in (A) to provide mixtures.

The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymers (C) can be made by reacting siloxanes of a formula H (GHahSiO[(CHshSiOLKCHg) SiObSKCHg);

with olefins of the formula C l-I in the presence of a platinum catalyst as described above. The (CH SiO units and (CH )HSiO units can be anywhere along the polymer chain. These siloxanes which contain siliconbonded hydrogens can be prepared by equilibrating dimethylpolysiloxanes such as octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane with i (CH;);SiO[(CH )SiO]..Si(CHr):

where n has an average value from 5 to 40 in the presence of an acid catalyst such as sulfuric acid. The equilibration method is a conventional method and the dimethylpolysiloxanes and the methylhydrogen polysiloxane are well known in the art and can be obtained commercially. The ratio of dimethylsiloxane units to i CHzSiO units can be controlled by the proportions of the initial ingredients used.

The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymers of this invention are particularly useful as lubricants and are particularly useful as lubricants for fibers. These lubricants are compatible with organic lubricants and are also compatible witth dimethylpolysiloxane fluids. The general compatability of these hydrocarbon-silicone copolymers makes them particularly useful in that they can be used with conventional organic lubricants and provide better and longer lasting lubrication on fibers. The hydrocarbonsilicone copolymers are waxy materials and some are waxy solids at room temperature. These hydrocarbonsilicone copolymers can be applied to fibers by conventional techniques, such as passing the fiber through a solution, passing the fiber through a liquid hydrocarbonsilicone copolymer bath, or running the fiber over a hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer which is a solid. Any fiber can be so lubricated, such as yarn or thread made of wool, rayon, hemp, silk, polyesters, polyamides and polypropylene. The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymers reduce the friction between the fibers and the spindles and also between fiber and fiber. The reduction in friction is greater than most conventional lubricants.

The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymers will also provide lubrication in places where conventional lubricants are used.

The following examples are illustrative only and should not be construed as limiting the invention which is properly delineaated in the appended claims.

EXAMPLE 1 A hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer was prepared by mixing three drops of a solution of one weight percent chloroplatinic acid in ethanol and 188.5 g. of an alphaolefin mixture consisting of alkenes having carbon atoms or more and alkanes having 20 carbon atoms or more where the alkenes represented about 70 weight percent of the alpha-olefin mixture. This mixture was heated to 110 C. in a one-liter, three-necked flask equipped with a reflux condenser, thermometer and a mechanical stirrer. To the heated solution, 30.1 g. of a mixture of toluene and 20.5 g. of a dimethylpolysiloxane having two terminal silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms and having an average of 8 silicon atoms per molecule was added dropwise. The addition required 0.5 hours. The mixture was then heated to 145 C. for 24 hours. The mixture was then stripped to 200 C. at 1.0 mm. Hg. The product was a waxy solid melting at 48 C. and was a mixture of a siloxane of the average formula (CaHhH) SiO-KCHshSWh-SK aHnH) plus alkanes in which the sum of the carbon atoms of the C H radicals and the alkanes per C H J radical was 61.

EXAMPLE 2 A hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer was prepared by melting 124.6 g. of an alpha-olefin mixture consisting of alkenes having 20 carbon atoms or more and alkanes having 20 carbon atoms or more where the alkenes represented about 70 weight percent of the alpha-olefin mixture. Three drops of a solution of one weight percent chloroplatinic acid in ethanol was added. The mixture was heated to 110 C. To the heated mixture, 50.2 g. of the dimethylpolysiloxane mixture of Example 1 was added dropwise at a rate suflicient to maintain the temperature of the mixture at 110 C. The mixture was then heated to 144 C. for 24 hours with stirring. The mixture was then stripped to 210 C. at 1.0 mm. Hg. The product was a waxy solid at room temperature with a melting point of 54 C. and was a mixture of a siloxane of the average formula of plus alkanes in which the sum of the carbon atoms of the C H radicals and the alkanes per C H radical was 40.

EXAMPLE 3 A hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer was prepared by mixing three drops of a solution of one Weight percent chloroplatinic acid in ethanol and 188.5 g. of an alphaolefin mixture consisting of alkenes and alkanes both having 20 or more carbon atoms per molecule where the alkenes represented about 70 weight percent of the alpha-olefin mixture. This mixture was heated to 110 C. and then tetramethyldihydrogendisiloxane was added at a sufficient rate to maintain the temperature at 110 C. After the addition the mixture was heated at 150 C. for 2 hours. The resulting mixture was then stripped at 180 C. at 1.0 mm. Hg. The product was a waxy solid at room temperature and melted at 55 C. and was a mixture of a siloxane of the average formula of (C H2B-l-1)siO-Si(CaH2a+1) plus alkanes in which the sum of the carbon atoms of the C H radicals and the alkanes per C H l radical was 61.

6 EXAMPLE 4 A mixture of 55.4 g. of octadecene, 145.3 g. of a siloxane of the average formula (CHslaSiO[(CH3)2S1O]28[(CH2)SiOIflSKCHzh and 50 g. of xylene was heated to C. and then 7 drops of a solution of 2 weight percent chloroplatinic acid in isopropanol was added resulting in a temperature increase to 103 C. The mixture was then heated overnight at 75 C. The product was stripped to C. at about 1.0 mm. Hg. The product was a golden yellow fluid with a freezing point of -17.8 C., a viscosity of 52 cs. at 25 C. and a refractive index of 1.4219 at 25 C.

EXAMPLE 5 A hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer was prepared by mixing 246 g. of a polysiloxane of the average formula HSiOKCHahSiOluSiH and g. of an alpha-olefin mixture consisting of alkenes and alkanes both having 20 carbon atoms or more per molecule where the alkenes represented about 70 weight percent of the alpha-olefin mixture in a 1-liter-3-neck flask equipped with a reflux condenser, thermometer and a mechanical stirrer. The mixture was heated to 80 C. and then 20 drops of a solution of 2 weight percent chloroplatinic acid in isopropanol was added resulting in a temperature increase to 101 C. The mixture was then stripped to 115 C. at 8 mm. of Hg and then filtered while hot.

The product was a waxy solid at room temperature of a 7 mixture of a siloxane of the average formula (CH3): (CH3):

a 2a+1) l( s)2 ]s1- u hH) plus alkanes in which the sum of the carbon atoms of the C H radicals and the alkanes per C H radical was 41.

EXAMPLE 6 A mixture of 132 g. of a polysilox-ane of the average formula plus alkanes, in which the sum of the carbon atoms of the C H radicals aind the alkanes per C H radical was 88.

EXAMPLE 7 A mixture of 145.8 g. of the dimethylpolysiloxane of Example 1 and 144 g. of the alpha-olefin mixture of Example 1 was heated with agitation to 110 C. and then 2 drops of a solution of 1 weight percent chloroplatinic acid in ethanol was added. The temperature increased to C. The temperature was reduced to 144 C. and maintained at this temperature for 24 hours. The mixture was then fitlered while hot. The product was a wax melting at 44 C. and was a mixture of a siloxane of the average formula of 8 plus alkanes in which the sum of the carbon atoms of the copolymer mixture had a melting point of 46 C. and an C H radicals and the alkanes per C H radical was average formula of 45.

EXAMPLE 8 H3): (CH3) (CH3): was), A polymer of the average formula 5 0.11M) SiO[(OH SiO] Si(CHz)gSiO-[(CH SiO]Si(O.H

HA'O C 90 d'-- CH -so 0H S'O)aS'H 1 f 1 1 i K a)! 1 1 plus alkanes in which the sum of the carbon atoms of the was prepare y ea mg C H radicals and the alkanes per C H radical was one, (0H3): 58.

HSiO[(CH3)zSiO]sSiH to C. and then adding 3 drops of a solution of chloroplatinic acid in ethanol. To this solution, 55 g. of 1,7-0ctadiene was added dropwise over a period of 0.5 hour. At 15 When 1 mole of the following siloxanes and 2 moles the end of the octadiene addition, the mixture was heated of the alpha-olefins are reacted by the procedure of Exto 100 C. for 2 hours and was then filtered. The product ample 1, hydrocarbon-silicone copolymers are obtained.

EXAMPLE 9 Siloxane Alpha-olefin Hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer (CHa): (CH3): l-oetadeoene (CH3): (CH2): HAlOKCHahSlOMSiH (0151131) SlO[(CH3) zSiOkoSKCmHm) Ha) C H; l-pentaheptaeontene (0 H9 1 (0 Hz) a HSiO [(0 Ha) 2Si0 has iH 0 513 5 iO [(CHa) zSiOI aSKC nHm) (CH3); (CH3): 2 moles of l-hexacontene (CH (CH3),

and 2 moles of HSiO [(CHa) SlOlgQSiH tetracontane. (C eoHm) SI\O[(C H44) 2SlO]zn--Sl (CwHm) plus two moles of CmHn.

(CH1): (CH0: l-docosene (CH3); (CH

HSiO[(OHa)zSiO]SiH (022E455 SlO[(CHa):SiO]Sl(CuH45) was stripped to 185 C. at 2.5 mm. Hg for 10 minutes. EXAMPLE 10 1637 of the P mixture of Example 6 was When 1 mole of the following siloxanes are reacted heated to and 20 drops of a Solution of 2 Weight with 2 moles of the alpha-olefins by the procedure of Expercent chloroplatinic acid in isopropanol was added. ample 8, hydrocarbon-silicone copolymers are obtained.

Stloxane Alpha-olefin Hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer (CH3): (CHa): 3): 1): l-ocmdecene 1): a): Hs): Ha):

HS1 OSiC HaSl-OS1H (C 1aH:1)Si-OSi-C HrSi--OSi(CiaHa1) (CH3): (CH5): l-doeose e (011:): (CH3);

H510 Hmsiolisuo H910 (CnzHns) S10 [(0 H3):Sl0]a$i(0 H M (CH3) (0E3): (011:): (0H S10 [(CHahSlOh iH S10 [(CHs)aSiO]aSi(CnHls) (0 Hz) a (C He) 2 l-tl'iafiolltene Hz) a Ha): HSlO [(C HlhSlOIrSKC Ha): (C aoHei) gio 91 014 z) (CH3): H9: (CH8)! Ha):

S10 [(0 1192310148111 s10 [(CH3):SiO]|Sl(C1oHa1) (CH9: (CH1): l-pentaheptacontene (0H,), (0H,), HSiO [(CHahSiOlmSKC H2); (075E151) Ha): i ]m i( H2)0 3): H9: (CH1)! 1):

Si0[(C HahSiOlmSiH S10 [(CHQgSiOhnSKC 11 (0 H 1 (0 H 1 mole of l-dotetracontene, 1 mole of l-heptatri- (CH3): (C Ha):

contene, 1 mole of octapentacontane, and 1 HSiO [(CHa)2SiO]aSi(OH2)a mole of trihexacontane. (CauHao) SiO[(CHa)nSiO]sSl(C H2):

( H0: H3): H2): 1

S10 [(0 H:):SiO1eSiH SiO [(6 Hs)zSiO]nSi(Cae.rHso) plus 1 mole of CnH and 1 mole 0! 0 311;

126.7 g. of the above polymer was added dropwise over a EXAMPLE 11 period of 0.5 hour. The mixture was heated for an addiwhen one mole of the following siloxanes are reacted tional 3 hours and then 10 g. of charcoal was added. i the 1 ha 1 fi by the procedure f Example 4 The product was then filtered. The hydrocarbon-silicone hydrocarbon-siloxanes are obtained.

Siloxane Alpha-olefin Hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer III 22 moles of l-triacontene- (030116 Ha)aSiO [(C H3):Si0]50[(0 H3)SiO]nSi(C Ha): (CHmSlO [(C HahSiOlaoKC Ha) Si0]nSi(CHa)a III 61 moles of l-docosene (0111145) Ha)a H:)2 ]1sl( Ha) ]s1 (C Ha): 0x K ah MK IM K 1)! 11 1 2 moles of l-trlpentacontene nHm) a)s HahSiOlzK Ha) iohsuo Ha): Hah Hmswmuc Ha) h K Huh 2 moles of l-nonacosene and 2 moles of 1- penta- (C nHaa) eosene. (CHa)aSiO [(CHs)2SiO]s4[(O H3) SiO] Si(CHa)a (C B91810 [(0 Ha)aSi0]n[(C H StO]4Sl(C Ha)! I?! I? 2 moles of l-pentaheptacontene (015E151) uHm) (C Ha)3SiOSiO [(C H3)2S10]4S|i O Si(CH3); (CHa)aS1O SiO [(0 Ha):SiO]4S|iOS1(O Em C Ha C Ha H: 0 Ha H 0.5 mole each of: l-octadecene, l-nonadecene, (C 22H) I l-eieosene, l-doeosene, l-tetraaeosene, and (01103810[(CH3)2SiO]10[(CH3) SiO] Sl(CHs)a l-octacosene. (CHmSiO[(CHahSiO]1o[(CHa)SiO]aS1(CHa)s H H 0.1 mole each of: l-tetratriacontene, l-octa- (C mHn .s) (C mHn .s)

I cosene, l-tetracosene, l-tetracontene, l-nona- I (C H3);SiOS1O [(C H3)zSlO]55SiO Si(C H tetracontene, l-heptapentacontene, l-hexa- (CH3)3S1OS1O [(C Hz) S1O] SlOSi(C Ha); I l contene, l-oetahexacontene, l-dotriacontene, I 0 H3 0 H; l-docosene, henpentacontane, -hexatetra- C H: 0 Ha contene, octapentacontane and 4-octatetracontene.

0.2 mole each of: henheptacontane, pentahexacontane, octapentacontane, triphentacontane and hexatetracontane, l-pentapentacontene, l-heptatetracontene, l-octacosens, l-codosene plus 0.1 mole 051111, 0.3 mole 0 11 0.2 mole 017E144, 0.2 mole CuHm, 0.2 mole C53H1os, 0.2 mole ClaHnq, 0.3 111016 05911140 and 0.3 mole (Julius.

and l-pentaeontene.

0.3 mole each of nonahexaeontane and dohexacontane.

in which a has an average value from 18 to 75 inclusive, and b has an average value from 0 to 73 inclusive, (B) a copolymer of the average formula (CH3): (CH3): (CH3)2 (C1192 in which a is defined above, 1 has an average value from 0 to 10 inclusive and Z is a n-alkylene having from 1 to 10 inclusive carbon atoms, and

(C) a copolymer consisting essentially of dimethylsiloxane units, trimethylsiloxane units and units of the formula a hH) SiO in which a is defined above, there being an average of two trimethylsiloxane units per molecule, from 2 to 75 dimethylsiloxane units per molecule and an average of at least 2 units per molecule and no more than 4 (CaHznr) 8 10 units per 10 siloxane units based on the total number of siloxane units in (C). 2. A hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer consisting essentially of a copolymer of the average formula (CH3): (CH3):

in which a has an average value from 18 to inclusive,

and b has an average value from 0 to 73 inclusive. 75

3. The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer of claim 2 in which a has an average value from 22 to 50 inclusive.

4. The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer of claim 2 in which b has an average value from -2 to 30 inclusive.

5. The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer of claim 3 in which b has an average value from 2 to 30 inclusive.

6. The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer of claim 2 in which a has an average value from 22 to 50 inclusive and b has an average value from 4 to 10 inclusive.

7. A hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer consisting essentially of a copolymer of the average formula (CH3): (CH3): (CHM (CH3):

(0.32. .1) Si0{ (CHa)2SiOhSi-ZSi0 (CHa)2SiC .si(o..H.+1) in which a has an average value from 18 to 75 inclusive, f has an average value from 0 to 10 inclusive and Z is a n-alkylene having from 1 to 10 inclusive carbon atoms.

8. The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer of claim 7 in which a has an average value from 22 to 50 inclusive.

9. The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer of claim 7 in which f has an average value from 0 to 6 inclusive.

10. The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer of claim 8 in which 3 has an average value from 0 to 6 inclusive.

11. A hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer consisting essentially of dimethylsiloxane units, a trimethylsiloxane units and units of the formula CH3 e 2n'i-1)S i0 in which a has an average value from 18 to 75 inclusive, there being an average of two trimethylsiloxane units per molecule, from 2 to 75 dimethylsiloxane units per molecule and an average of at least 2 (0511mm) SlO units per molecule and no more than 4 E (CsHnH) Sio units per 10 siloxane units based on the total number of siloxane units.

12. The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer of claim 11 in which a has an average from 22 to 50 inclusive.

13. The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer of claim 11 in which there is present from 2 to 50 dimethylsiloxane units per molecule.

14. The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer of claim 12 in which there is present from 2 to 50 dimethylsiloxane units per molecule.

15. The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer of claim 12 in which there is no more than 3 CH3 (CflHznOS iO units per 10 siloxane units based on the total number of siloxane units.

16. The hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer of claim 14 in which there is no more than 3 E (CaHhd'OSiO units per 10 siloxane units based on the total number of siloxane units.

17. A hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer consisting of a copolymer of the formula in which a has an average value from 22 to 50 inclusive and x has an average value from 2 to 50 inclusive.

18. A mixture of a hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer consisting essentially of a copolymer selected from the group consisting of (A) a copolymer of the average formula (CHsh ah Jim) ito-t (OHahSiO b-Sl (C nHhH) in which a has an average value from 18 to 75 inclusive and b has an average value from 0 to 73 inclusive, (B) a copolymer of the average formula in which a is defined above, 1 has an average value from 0 to inclusive and Z is a n-alkylene having from 1 to 10 inclusive carbon atoms, and (C) a copolymer consisting essentially of dimethylsiloxane units, trimethylsiloxane units and units of the formula (0 Hm-1) Sio in which a is defined above, there being an average of two trimethylsiloxane units per molecule, from 2 to 75 dimethylsiloxane units per molecule and an average of at least 2 E (CaHh'I-l) SiO units per molecule and no more than 4 CH: (0 nHh-H) A10 units per 10 siloxane units based on the total number of siloxane units in (C), and alkanes of the formula C l-E wherein d has an average value from 18 to 75, there being from 18 to 100 carbon atoms from the sum of the C H radicals and the C H molecules for each C H- radical in the copolymer.

19. A mixture of a hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer consisting essentially of a copolymer of the average formula (CHM a):

o..m.+i)siol(oHorsiolbsuosunn) in which a has an average value from 18 to 75 inclusive,

and b has an average value from 0 to 73 inclusive, and 'alkanes of the formula C H wherein d has an average value from 18 to 75, there being from 18 to 100 carbon atoms from the sum of the C H radicals and the C H molecules for each C H radical in the copolymer.

20. The mixture of claim 19 in which there are from 18 to 75 carbon atoms from the sum of the C H radicals and the C H molecules for each C l-I radical in the copolymer.

21. The mixture of claim 19 in which there are from 22 to 50 carbon atoms from the sum of the C H l radicals and the C H molecules for each C H radical in the copolymer.

22. The mixture of claim 20 in which b has an average value from 2 to 30 inclusive.

23. The mixture of claim 21 in which b has an average value from 2 to 30 inclusive.

24. The mixture of claim 19 in which a has an average value from 22 to 50 inclusive, b has an average value from 4 to 10 inclusive, and there are from 22 to 50 carbon atoms from the sum of the C H radicals and the C H molecules for each C H2 +1 radical in the copolymer.

25. A mixture of a hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer consisting essentially of a copolymer of the average formula 11.02 5): 11s): M (01mm) Si0-{ (GHahSiO 1 ,hz ho {(0113) :SlO 1 Sue Eh-+1) in which a has an average value from 18 to 75 inclusive, 1 has an average value from 0 to 10 inclusive and Z is a n-alkylene having from 1 to 10 inclusive carbon atoms, and alkanes of the formula C H wherein d has an average value from 18 to 75 inclusive, there being from 18 to inclusive carbon atoms from the sum of the C H radicals and the C H molecules for each C l-[ radical in the copolymer.

26. The mixture of claim 25 in which there are from 18 to 75 inclusive carbon atoms from the sum of the C H radicals and the C H molecules for each C H radical in the copolymer.

27. The mixture of claim 25 in which there are from 22 .to 50 inclusive carbon atoms from the sum of the C H radicals and the C H molecules for each C H radical in the copolymer.

28. The mixture of claim 26 in which 1 has an average value from 0 to 6 inclusive.

29. The mixture of claim 27 in which 3 has an average value from 0 to 6 inclusive.

30. A mixture of a hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer consisting essentially of dimethylsiloxane units, trimethylsiloxane units and units of the formula (C Hm-r) SiO in which a has an average value from 18 to 75 inclusive, there being an average of two trimethylsiloxane units per molecule, from 2 to 75 dimethylsiloxane units per molecule and an average of at least 2 0H, o. =.+1) i units per molecule and no more than 4 CH3 (0 J m-1) Sio units per 10 siloxane units based on the total number of siloxane units, and alkanes of the formula C H in which d has an average value from 18 to 75 inclusive and there being from 18 to 100 inclusive carbon atoms from the sum of C lradicals and the C H molecules for each C,,H radical in the copolymer.

31. The mixture of claim 30 in which there are from 18 to 75 inclusive carbon atoms from the sum of the C H radicals and the C H molecules for each C H radical in the copolymer.

32. The mixture of claim 30 in which there are from 22 to 50 inclusive car-hon atoms from the sum of the C H radicals and the C H molecules for each C H radical in the copolymer.

33. The mixture of claim 31 in which there is present from 2 to 50 dimethylsiloxane units per molecule.

34. The mixture of claim 52 in"Which there is present from 2 to 50 dimethylsiloxane units per molecule 35. The mixture of claim 33 in which there is no more than 3 (CaHm-i) 310 units per siloxane units based on the total number of siloxane units.

36. The mixture of claim 34 in which there is no more than 3 units per 10 siloxane units based on the total number of siloxane units.

37. A mixture of a hydrocarbon-silicone copolymer consisting of a copolymer of the formula in which a has an average value from 22 to inclusive, and x has an average value from 2 to 50 inclusive, and alkanes of the formula C H in Which d has an average value from 22 to 50 inclusive and there being from 22 to 50 inclusive carbon atoms from the sum of the C H radicals and the C H J molecules for each C H radical in the copolymer.

DANIEL E. WYMAN, Primary Examiner.

W. CANNON, Assistant Examiner.

US. Cl. X.R. 260-4482 

